AnglerRadar / Compare rivers Compare river fishing evidence · England
Same facts. No winner score. Choose two named waters and compare the evidence that actually exists. Survey effort, species records and freshness are shown separately because none proves access, current presence or fishing quality.
Devon and Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
Survey sites 6
Survey events 94
Recorded taxa 15
Evidence period 12 Aug 1977 – 11 Sept 2025
Sites latest within 2 years 1
Sites latest over 10 years ago 2
EA waterbody IDs GB108048001420 · GB108048001450
Access status Not established by survey data Thames
Survey sites 56
Survey events 264
Recorded taxa 31
Evidence period 28 Sept 1999 – 14 Oct 2025
Sites latest within 2 years 16
Sites latest over 10 years ago 31
EA waterbody IDs GB106039017420 · GB106039023120 · GB106039023140 · GB106039023172
Access status Not established by survey data Overlap
7 recorded taxa appear in both survey sets The site counts are shown per water. A higher count can reflect more monitoring sites, not a larger or healthier population.
Brown / sea trout Main Cardinham 6 River Kennet 47 Latest evidence 11 Sept 2025 · 14 Oct 2025 Atlantic salmon Main Cardinham 6 River Kennet 14 Latest evidence 11 Sept 2025 · 25 Oct 2010 Bullhead Main Cardinham 6 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 11 Sept 2025 · 14 Oct 2025 European eel Main Cardinham 6 River Kennet 9 Latest evidence 7 Jul 2009 · 8 Nov 2013 European eels > elvers Main Cardinham 6 River Kennet 5 Latest evidence 8 Aug 2024 · 10 Oct 2025 Brook lamprey Main Cardinham 1 River Kennet 7 Latest evidence 10 Aug 2010 · 14 Oct 2025 Brook lamprey > ammocoete Main Cardinham 1 River Kennet 1 Latest evidence 18 Sept 2018 · 6 Oct 2023 Only in the Main Cardinham survey set Lampetra sp. 5 sites · latest 8 Aug 2006 Lamprey sp. > ammocoete 3 sites · latest 4 Aug 2000 Lamprey sp. ammocoetes 3 sites · latest 26 Jun 2012 Brook lamprey ammocoetes 2 sites · latest 21 Aug 2024 European elvers 2 sites · latest 10 Sept 1997 Lampetra sp. ammocoetes 2 sites · latest 24 Aug 1998 Lampetra sp. > ammocoete 1 site · latest 12 Jun 1979 Salmonid species 1 site · latest 12 Apr 1978 Only in the River Kennet survey set Pike 47 sites · latest 9 Oct 2025 Chub 41 sites · latest 9 Oct 2025 Dace 41 sites · latest 9 Oct 2025 Perch 38 sites · latest 9 Oct 2025 Roach 36 sites · latest 8 Oct 2025 Gudgeon 31 sites · latest 1 Oct 2025 Bleak 27 sites · latest 25 Sept 2025 Barbel 22 sites · latest 25 Sept 2025 Grayling 21 sites · latest 9 Oct 2025 Common bream 19 sites · latest 25 Sept 2025 Tench 13 sites · latest 13 Nov 2024 Roach x common bream hybrid 12 sites · latest 25 Oct 2018 Minnow 11 sites · latest 14 Oct 2025 Ruffe 9 sites · latest 5 Nov 2022 Rainbow trout 8 sites · latest 8 Oct 2024 Stone loach 8 sites · latest 8 Oct 2025 Common [wild] carp 5 sites · latest 24 Oct 2018 Pike varieties 5 sites · latest 1 Oct 2025 3-spined stickleback 4 sites · latest 14 Oct 2025 Mirror carp 4 sites · latest 4 Nov 2008 Common carp varieties 3 sites · latest 22 Oct 2015 Rudd 3 sites · latest 4 Nov 2022 Silver bream 3 sites · latest 4 Nov 2022 Golden goldfish 1 site · latest 12 Nov 2009 Method and boundary
Comparison, not prediction. Source Environment Agency Ecology & Fish Data Licence Open Government Licence v3.0 Source copy retrieved 23 Jul 2026 Coordinates Not published on this page Not asserted Access, current presence, abundance, catch prospects or safety